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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-03
PERSONAL AND IMPERSoNAL

Governor Lounsbury, of Connect
cut has specified that no member Of
his staff shall use intoxicating liquors.
California boasts of boy type-set-
ter, twelve years old, who can set fou,
thousand ems of solid BREWER in less
than four hours.
The cornerstone of the pedestal for
the colossal statue of John C.. Calhoun.
which has recently been put up at
Charleston, S. C., was laid thirty-five
years ago.
"A New England writer says it is a
popular error to suppose that all minis
ters' sons are hung or sent to State
prison, and he furnishes list of forty
three who are respectable and law-abid-
ing men.
-"Out of seventeen bachelors at
Keystone, ID. t., who three wears ago
resolved never to marry, eleven are
now married and two are soon to be-"
Some women have moved into the
country since.
Miss Julia Malcolm, of New Haven,
paid twenty-five dollars for some land
in Colorado ten years ago, and the
other day sold the same for $3.50, 600.
The development of a lead mine was
what jumped the price.
General Lew Wallace, author of
that notable book, ben Hur," speaks
of the Turks as "a very remarkable
people-never drink liquor or abuse
animals, are polite to women and are
invariably kind to children"
Recently at Bethany, Conn,
George Lounsbury, aged seventy-four,
and his wife, aged thirty-seven, died
on the same day and almost at the same
instant. They were both taken i'll just
a week before their death. Mr.. Louns-
bury died of a paralytic stroke and his
wife of typhoid pneumonia.-Hargord
Post.
Nathaniel Hucker, who works the
State Associated Press wire in. Buffalo,
is the oldest telegraph operator in ac-
tual service in the country. He has
OOOn cs zig hCy lux AOItJ -OHs ears.
Six words q minute was the limit in
those days, and an operator receiving
by sound was discharged.-BufaIo
Courier.
when Dickens landed in Boston,"
says DR.. Holmes, he was struck with
the brightness of all the objects he saw
buildings, signs and so forth. When
1 landed in Liverpool. every thing
looked very dark, very dingy, very
massive in the streets / drove through.
So in London, but in a week it all
seemed natural enough"
"A visitor to Havana says he failed
to discover the boosted beauty of the
Cuban women, of which so much is
heard. They all have large, handsome,
melancholy dark eyes. but their COM
plexion is hidden beneath thick plaster
of powder. There seem to be no hand
some old ladies' Cuban beauty does
not last long.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-03
In speaking of Cardinal Mannings

In speaking of Cardinal Manning'c
rather extraordinary letter, the
Globe, Democrat very truly says /:
"By some curious process OF reas.
oning, organized labor has very fire.
quently brought itself ts the belief, in
times of struggle and excitement, that
it may net only refuse to render SER
vice, on certain terms, but that II
may also interfere by threats and
force to keep unorganized labor from
performing such service on such
terms. This involves the .idea that
the freedom of labor is subject to CON.
ditions and restrictions which make
one workingman superior to another in
rights and opportunities or to state
it in another way, that a workingman
who joins given labor
society thereby secures a special
form of liberty which authorizes
him to seize bludgeon and drive
away q man who has not Joined said
society and who is ready to accept the
work that he is himself unwilling to
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-03
The lEBEl RIFLE.
Descriptive Account Of the New Arm Of the
French Army.


French Army.
The Lebel rifle, as the new arm is
called. was invented by Lieutenant
Colonel Lebel, principal of the artillery
school at Chalons. Its remarkable
qualities are hghtness, long range and
extraordinary penetrating power. Ac-
cording to the scientific researches of
the mathematician, Prof. HELLER, it
was supposed that the absolutely per-
feet army rifle should be a weapon
with caliber of precisely seven mill
meters. The Lebel rifle has not so
small a caliber, but offers the nearest
approach to it yet made-yiz.: Eight
millimeters. With this caliber the ad-
vantages are: a lighter cartridge; a
greater penetrating power. and much
less liability of the missile TO be devil
ated from its course by a strong wind.
The ball is so covered with steel and
brass, as to enable it to preserve its
form and to follow precisely the
grooves of the barrel. Its initial We
locity is exactly 100 meters per second
greater than shat of the Gras rifle,
which had an initial velocity of $50
meters, while the Lebel boasts a We
locity of $40 meters. 1t revolves upon
itself 5000 times per second-always
travelling point first. At a distance of
1900 meters its fire is as fatal as within
a lesser distance; and as the line of the
projeetile is almost perfectly straight,
extraordinary hits can be made
at immense ranges. To obviate the
shock of rscoil consequent upon so
prodigious an expelling force, a special
powder has been invented by Colonel
Brugere. which detonates progressively
without smoke and with comparatively
little noise. The shooter feels the
weapon push-does not feel sudden
and painful jar. Three wooden shields
placed at about twenty-five yards apart
were easily pierced in straight line by
one rifeshOt-the ball travelling on five
hundred meters further without chang
ing its course to strike the outlying
target aimed at precisely in the center.
The movable breech piece is shorter
than in the Gras rifle, but offers a
greater resistance and the recoil fol-
lows the axis of the weapon.
On finding themselves in possession
of so extraordinary an arm, it was for
some time question with the military
authorities whether or not to adopt it
in its simplest form, as the best of
single-shot breech leaders. But as
Austria is adopting the Msnnlicher re-
peater, Italy the Vital repeater, Ger
many the Mauser magazine gun, it
seemed necessary to make the Lebel
a repeater also; as troops armed with a
single shot rifle only, however good,
would easily become demoralized by
the mere conviction that they were
face to face with enemies armed with
magazine guns.-English Paper.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-03
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

Now, while have my taper lit"
remarked Mrs. Forethought, "I'n just
seal up a lot of these envelopes and lay
them where they'll be handy. boston
Commonwealth.
-Tsras Sttsings says ''there are
plenty of recipes for lobster salad, but
none to prevent its giving you the
nightmare" Yes there is: don't eat it
at night-Boston Globe.
"A precoclous' youth. prompted by
an unpleasant recollection of the last
term, says that school teachers are like
dogs. They lick your hand" This
carries off the palm.-Terds Ssftings.
Belmont boasts of q woman who
''goes out and chops wood with her
husband 1t is customary to use an
axe, but he may be an unusually sharp
Columbus (Ga.J EnQuirer-Sun.
Loves Young Dream.-She Gum
conscious of the fight OF time)-How
bright and shimmering the Evening
Star appears tonight, dear George!
Would it were. George Quietly
My love. that is the Morning Star.
AN exchange says that so many
fur rugs lying about the house are un.
healthy. We had always supposed thai
they were quite rugged. However, ii
they are unhealthy" why not call in
the doctor and have them prescribed
for Immediately?
According to a morning contem-
porary. ''four horses, an express wagon
and q large number Of chickens per.
ished in the flames" last night The
heart-rending cries of the express
wagon must have brought tears to the
eyes of everybody.-Puck's annual.
He TO Pittsburgh heiress)-Do
you know Miss Wandergrift, whose
father is reported to be very rich? She
(glass and pig-iron)-O, no, indeed
The Wandergrifts do not belong to our
set at all! They are so newSyou knew:
Their money comes from natural gas
Puck.
Leader of Orchestra-All ready.
All, what is the matter, Herr Schwein-
furth? Herr Schweinfurth-Dot over.
ture viii have to Wait. Ohf dot fellef
vot plays de trum can't geep from
chswin' unit den usin' mine horn for
Won spiddoon, 1 viii resign mysellut
from dis pand.-Puck.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-03

The ticket scalpers are beginning to
be the curse of theatre goers, and il
something's not soon suggested to stop
their abomnible practices, it will be
beyond the power of any but the very
rich, to attend performances given by
notable people. There has been much
talk of late concerning popular
prices but the thing that would most
efectually help to establish popula,
prices would be to abolish the ticket
scalper. AT the recent Booth per.
Torrance in Kansas City, the scalpers
seem to have had things things en-.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-03

Tits just possible the leading crimi
nal lawyer of Louisville, Ky, who was
caught In the mob who were after the
murderers of Jennie Bowman, never
did such powerful pleading before in
all his life. The criminal he pleaded
for-w himself and just at that time
he was about to be sentenced to death
and he knew that if once the sentence
was answered there would be no ap.
peal. Mob's don't send men to the
penite ntiary for life. as a rule-there
Is a shorter way to justice.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-03

A Globe-Democrat correspondent
revives the stories connected with
the James boys. Since Missouri was
for years made to suffer because of
these out laws, it would seem to be a
good thing TO leave them without
further publicity, also their mother
the notoiorus Mrs. Samuels.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-03

A man calling himself DIR. Andrew
jackson Grant has been making his
living in ratheran odd fashioned way
in Brooklyn and Boston direction.
He would advertise for the acquaint.
apce of a young lady with the view to
matrimony, adding that as he was
wealthy. money was no object. A
crowd of middle-aged widows and
spinsters would rush to the bait, and
the doctor" would select the first
victim and make her acquaintance to
some purpose by scooting with her
money and clothes. Then he would
say ''next," and up would step the
second victim; and he would 90
through the list of his new made &C
quaintances in the same fashion. The
gallant Galen found the marrying
business a paying one for a while ;
but he has not had so much latitude
for operations lately, as an unsympa.
thizing turnkey limits the area of his
travels to a Jail in Cambridge.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-03
"A new theory is that lockiaw Is
contagious.

"A new theory is that lockiaw Is
contagious.
The French company which 10 put
ting telegraph lines in AMMAN finds
itself confronted with 9 serious diff
Guilty. Recently one Of the lines ceased
working, and party was sent out to
locate the break. At the gates of an
AnnamIte village the Frenchmen were
met by an amiable deputation of the
inhabitants 1--WE are very poor. |"
said the head man Of the village, "and
we have felt it necessary to take tho
wires off the poles in our territory
and sell them; but in order that your
excellencies need not be subjected TO
any inconvenience. we have replaced
the wire by the neatest bamboo rods
that we could find. all neatly fitted to-
gether. We trust that you viii be sat
istied with the change"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-03

Rev. Talmage says he dislikes the
werd "boom" and yet in its accepted
sense, it was this very word which
brought the reverend gentleman out
of the woods.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-03

The return match between this
country and Great Britain in the
matter of fisheries has been opened.
The United States government having
contended on behalf of the New Eng.
land fishermen that the three mile
limit shonld be considered shore and
not headland limit. the British Gov.
eminent responds that the same rule
will of course be held by the United
States to apply in the case of the
Alaska seal fisheries, where the Am
erican fishermen have been acting on
the assumption that the three mile
limit is a headland and not a shore
limit. How easily all this petty,
paltry squabbling could be set at
rest for ever, and large expense and
much irritation saved to both
countries, by the establishment of full
trading reciprocity between this
country and our northern neighbors
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-03

-Taks thick slices Of dry bread. dip
I'm cold water and fry in butter or
butter and lard mixed. using little
salt, serving immediately; nice fss
hrsakfask TIE Caterer. d.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-03

If you are just gone on o young
woman. my son, do not color your
mustache, for We have good authority
for the statement that ''true love never
dyea"-M Y Graphic.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-03

It is possible that no novelist has
had more admirers than Bulwer Lyt-
ton and as "Owen Meredith" no au-
thor has caused more tears to flow from
sentimental and admiring mankind.
But says the New York World
"Lady Lytton's 'vindication,' just
published in London, throws wide
open the the door of a family closet
the interior of which the public may
be said to be somewhat acquainted
with. There are doubtless exagera-
tons, perhaps misrepresentation, in
her story, but that it bears true testi-
mony to the marvellous cruelty and
innate selfishnes and mesnness of the
man she married cannot be question
ed. There may be people who would
condone Bulwer's actions as accidents
of the literary temperament or eccen-
tricities of genius, but they really
mark the essentially contemplate Ia
ture of man who was notably gifted
with industry and an active mind.
The instances of cruelty recorded in
the miserable wife's pOsthumous pa
pers strain very violently the eccen-
tricity of genius palliation. A month
before their first child was born he
kicked her insensible because she
declined to climb a library ladder to
bring him a book he wanted from a
high shelf. After the birth of the
baby he sent it away to be cared for
because he did not want bis wife's
time "taken up by any damned
child" Their life together was a
season of pretracted .maltreatment on
his part, springing from the mans in
tense love of self and no doubt cross
ings, for the wife probably did not
take her abuses meekly. Separation
was mooted Immediately after he
darted at her one day with carving
knife, but changed his mind and bit
her severely ON the cheek, and quick
ly thereafter insisted on by the dis
covery of his infdelity. Then came
a small allowance, not promptly paid,
a system of espionage, the alienation
of her children, the attempt to close
her lips by shutting her up in an in
sane asylum from which she had to be
released in consequence of the uproar
raised. Whatever may be said of
Lady Lytton, the case against her
husband is a clear one, allowing q
large margin for deductions. Yet
this is the man who utters the philos-
ophy and morality in "Kenelm Chill
lingly" and whom his age and genera
ton loaded with honors and titles.
His was the career of a heartless cox
comb with much literary capacity and
still more perseverance, strange
combination.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-03
Trust no Others.

Why endure the sgonies If neurslgis,
WHEN Benson's Capcine PIasters will quick
ly relieve il. 25c.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-03

tirely their own way and the people
were "gouged" even in that proverbi-
ally ganging city, until they became
enraged. There is but little doubt
that the managers of stars are leagued
with the scalpers and a determined
and combined effort should be made
by the press of the country to effect
ually put stop to the outrageous
swindling of the public which has so
long prevailed. If popular opinion can
not be made strong enough to deal
with the rascally scalper laws should
be formulated which will and his oc-
cupatien be forever destroyed.
As for the managers, proper rebuke
to their greed would be to shut off
their patronage entirely until they
learn how to treat an abused public
and one or two lessons of this kind
would no doubt prove efectual. The
sealper and the scalping manager
should both be sunk in the same boat
and the public should rise in its
might and demand that this be done.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-03

Take the Weekly. Basoo.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-04-09
HE FLAGGED THE FREIGHT.

A good story is told on Postmast-
er DUTIES, of Nampa, by gentle
man of that hopeful little burg.
1t seems that our friend DUTIES
had received his commission as the
Nasty of Nampa some time ago,
but like the mills Of the gods, the
wheels Of Uncle Sans mill grind
slowly, and it was not until about
a week ago that he was enabled to
open up his letter and paper mill
for the accommodation of the com
mon herd
He felt his position. He knew
the responsible that rested on his
shoulders as the servant of the peo-
pie, and softly breathed an oath to
stand at his post. though the
heavens fall. He thought, as he
looked proudly over his little stock
of silent messengers, that each one
in its silent bosom might carry
message of life, death, joy, sorrow,
love, fortune, health or a-dun, and
once again he vowed to be true to
his trusts to the bitter end.
Next morning the mail was late
and the postmaster's brow was
clouded and weary with care, when
suddenly long through fast freight
shot into sight. He grabbed his
red flag and made for the track
There might be a letter on that
freight and he proposed to have it.
Obedient to the signal the train
stopped and the faithful postmas-
ter made known his wants. T.
x We draw the curtain over
the painful interview, but as the
train moved off a blue smoke was
seen to issue from the engineers
mouth as he muttered something
about tagging hand cars for mail.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-04-09

the gun-when the horrible suspi-
cion that he might have taken the
unloaded gun flashed into his mind.
1t was too late tolook-the frenzied
horse was upon him. It was to be
trampled or shoot. Without further
hesitation he shot. Down went the
horse, but its rider did not stop.
With the fury of mad man on he
came. Realizing that all was up
Mussel shot; the ball entering Char
ley's side and passing clear through
the body, had no more effect of
stopping him than a straw, when a
second shot passing just below the
heart was fired. On he came, and
third shot entering the right
check was fired, and Spanish
Charley" fell to rise no more upon
threshold of his home.
Mussel Immediately went to the
deputy sheriff and gave himself up.
OF the dead mans faults we have
nothing to say-he died game.
That Mussel had proyocation is
borne out by the verdict of the pre-
liminary examination which set
him free.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-04-09
BIRTHS.

BORN-In Caldwell, April Z, 1887,
to the wife of VIM. Lemaster, a
son. Weight eight pounds.
BORN-In Payette, March 81, '87,
to the wife of Adolph Jacobson,
son, tipping the beam at ten
pounds.
Speaks well for Payette-three
ten pound babies in one month.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-04-09
JAKE'S APRIL FOOL.

"We don't have much fun now
days, Chris" said Jake Hamm, as
he walked into Fahy's saloon on
April 1.
"No Jake" said Chris, mot
much fun now days"
"April Fool" said Jake, as he
walked innocently out while Chris.
set 'em up to the house.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-04-09

WY i iiNti cNe0N ihN VNSOiA AOV4>
as though a cyclone had struck it
Enterprise seems to be conta
gious. No one can live in Cald
we'll without catching it anyhow, fol
our citizens fairly bubble over Will
it. Even the hopeless "Hathar
Chinee," have caught the fever, anc
one China wash house keeps g
standing "ad." in THE TRIBUNE
while the other throws on "dog" by
having business cards printed
They are both discounted, perhaps
by the Mongol who recently put up
the sign: "All Kinds of Vegetables
Choop For Cash"
Our school trustees seem to
have run against small stump that
was not down on the bills. 1t was
understood that the uew school
house was to be built on the south
side of the track, and a great
many voted for the bonds on the as
surance that such would be the case.
1t now transpires that all suitable
sites on the south side are held at
much higher figure than the
trustees think they can afford to
pay. What action the trustees will
take we know not, but at present
the affair rests as above stated.
"A large attendance at the
dime social last Thursday night
was a slight testimonial of the high
esteem in which Mr.. and Mrs. c. II.
Sebree are held. Aside from the
many other amusements, quite a
consisting of vocal and
music, was carried
out, much to the enjoyment of all.
The solos by Mrs. Strahorn and Mrs.
Harrison were exceptionally good.
The next social will be held at the
residence of Mr.. Frank Hartkopf,
a week from next Thursday even
ing.
1t is not generally known, per
haps, that Caldwell has a practical
pillow maker permanently located
within her limits. Bailey, of the
firm of Bailey & Rutts, has spent
thirteen years in pillow manufac-
tory, ten years of the time as pro-
and what he don't know
about plows is unnecessary to be
Known. We want to call the atten-
ion of the farmers to these facts,
ind request that they give him a
rial. He assures us that a trial is
III he asks, and if the work is not
Entirely satisfactory, it will not cost
he person a cent. Bailey & Butts
all their work.
Clarence S. Scott of Ovid,
but recently of Dillon,
Iontana, arrived in Caldwell some
lays ago to make arrangements
to opening up the !
stock Growers Bank, which was
in THE TRIBUNE some
weeks ago, and of which Mr. Scott
5 one of the principal stockholders
nd cashier. He left here Thurs
lay evening for a thirty days bust
iess and pleasure trip in the east,
fter which he will return direct to
caldwell, bringing with him his
mother, and they will make their
uture home among us. Mr.. Scott
avs the bank will be open and
eady for business about the mid
lie of May. The safe will be here
A about two weeks. Business will
e opened up in the Improvement
flee until their new brick is ready
Or occupancy. Mr.. Scott is young
a years but old in banking exper-
,nce. He is very highly spoken OF
v the Dillon press and comes to
S with handsome recommended
ions from both east and west.
HE TRIBUNE extends to Mr.. Scoot
nd his people a hearty welcome.